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Razi
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 Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2026 6:33 am Post subject: Hotkey for Form -> Edit? |
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| Is it possible to create hotkey "F11" for UDF1 -> Edit? To be able to open the form designer using a hotkey.
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AylinCE
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2026 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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Think carefully before putting this into Autorun:
Will the form name always be "UDF1"?
And will there only be 1 form?
I'm leaving a code here as a starting point for improvement.
| Code: | function clickMenuByPath(path)
local current = MainForm.Menu.Items
for part in path:gmatch("[^>]+") do
local found = false
for i = 0, current.Count - 1 do
if current[i].Caption:gsub("&", "") == part then
current = current[i]
found = true
break
end
end
if not found then return false end
end
current.doClick()
return true
end
--clickMenuByPath("Table>UDF1>Edit")
if opnUdf1Key then opnUdf1Key.Destroy() opnUdf1Key=nil end
if opnUdf2Key then opnUdf2Key.Destroy() opnUdf2Key=nil end
opnUdf1Key = createHotkey(function() clickMenuByPath("Table>UDF1>Edit") end, VK_F11)
opnUdf2Key = createHotkey(function() clickMenuByPath("Table>UDF2>Restore and show") end, VK_F12) |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2026 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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Yup.
Also, just one tiny little contribution :
change the path to:
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translate('Table')..'>UDF1>'..translate('Edit')
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so that people that use translation files can also use it
(and instead of a hotkey, a menuitem with a shortcut might suffice as well)
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Razi
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2026 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| AylinCE wrote: | Think carefully before putting this into Autorun:
Will the form name always be "UDF1"? |
Yes, usually it is UDF1.
The code works. But if I open a ".CT" file with a UDF1 form, then hotkey will not work until I click on the "Table" menu. How to fix this? It will be much better if we can use a hotkey without clicking on the "Table" menu.
| Dark Byte wrote: |
(and instead of a hotkey, a menuitem with a shortcut might suffice as well) |
Yes, menuitem with a shortcut would be much better. Can you also show an example?
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2026 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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Try this.
But the shortcut key isn't "F11".
This allows you to grab multiple forms and arrange them with keys ranging from "Ctrl+1" to 9 to open their edits.
It cancels the shortcut key of the deleted form and refreshes the entire form list with keys.
For those who design multiple forms, it determines the keys at startup (with Autorun) and aligns them from bottom to top with Ctrl+1, 2, 3...
| Code: | -- Global table to manage hotkey objects
if udfHotkeys == nil then udfHotkeys = {} end
-- Function to destroy existing hotkeys to prevent duplicates
function clearOldUDFHotkeys()
for _, hk in ipairs(udfHotkeys) do
if hk and hk.destroy then hk.destroy() end
end
udfHotkeys = {}
end
function refreshUDFShortcuts()
-- Ensure the Main Form and Table Menu are fully loaded
if not (MainForm and MainForm.miTable) then return end
clearOldUDFHotkeys()
local miTable = MainForm.miTable
local formCounter = 1
-- Scanning components under the "Table" menu
for i = 0, miTable.ComponentCount - 1 do
local menuObj = miTable.Component[i]
-- Filter: UDF forms typically have an empty Name property but a valid Caption
if menuObj and menuObj.Caption ~= nil and (menuObj.Name == "" or menuObj.Name == nil) then
-- sub-menu index [1] is 'Edit' and index [3] is 'Delete'
local editMenu = menuObj[1]
local deleteMenu = menuObj[3]
if editMenu and editMenu.Caption:gsub("&", "") == translate("Edit") then
if formCounter <= 9 then
local currentCounter = formCounter -- Closure capture
-- 1. Try to set the visual Shortcut (standard CE behavior)
-- We use pcall to prevent errors if the property is temporarily locked
--pcall(function()
editMenu.Shortcut = textToShortCut("Ctrl+"..currentCounter)
--end)
-- 2. Create the robust Global Hotkey as a fallback/primary trigger
local hk = createHotkey(function()
if editMenu and editMenu.doClick then
editMenu.doClick()
--print("Editor triggered for: " .. menuObj.Caption)
end
end, tonumber(VK_1) + (currentCounter - 1), VK_CONTROL)
table.insert(udfHotkeys, hk)
-- 3. Hook the Delete button to refresh list when a form is removed
if deleteMenu and deleteMenu.Caption:gsub("&", "") == translate("Delete") then
if deleteMenu.Tag ~= 1337 then -- Prevent double hooking
local oldDel = deleteMenu.OnClick
deleteMenu.OnClick = function(sender)
if oldDel then oldDel(sender) end
-- Delay refresh to allow CE to remove the menu item first
local t = createTimer()
t.Interval = 500
t.OnTimer = function(tm)
tm.destroy()
refreshUDFShortcuts()
end
t.Enabled=true
end
deleteMenu.Tag = 1337
end
end
formCounter = formCounter + 1
end
end
end
end
end
-- Hook into the "Create Form" button in the Table menu
local miCreate = MainForm.miCreateLuaForm
if miCreate then
local oldCreate = miCreate.OnClick
miCreate.OnClick = function(sender)
if oldCreate then oldCreate(sender) end
-- Wait for the new form to be registered in the menu
local t = createTimer()
t.Interval = 1000
t.OnTimer = function(tm)
tm.destroy()
refreshUDFShortcuts()
end
t.Enabled=true
end
end
-- INITIALIZATION:
-- We use a small delay on startup to ensure all CT forms are loaded before scanning
local initTimer = createTimer()
initTimer.Interval = 500
initTimer.OnTimer = function(tm)
tm.destroy()
refreshUDFShortcuts()
end
initTimer.Enabled=true |
If you're using a UDF1 or single form for the first form, you can give it its own custom key and make the others standard.
In the main code, replace the following section with:
| Code: | -- 2. Create the robust Global Hotkey as a fallback/primary trigger
local hk = createHotkey(function()
if editMenu and editMenu.doClick then
editMenu.doClick()
--print("Editor triggered for: " .. menuObj.Caption)
end
end, tonumber(VK_1) + (currentCounter - 1), VK_CONTROL)
table.insert(udfHotkeys, hk) |
replace:
| Code: | -- 2. Create the robust Global Hotkey as a fallback/primary trigger
local hk
if i==0 then
hk = createHotkey(function()
if editMenu and editMenu.doClick then
editMenu.doClick()
--print("Editor triggered for: " .. menuObj.Caption)
end
end, VK_F11)
else
local hk = createHotkey(function()
if editMenu and editMenu.doClick then
editMenu.doClick()
--print("Editor triggered for: " .. menuObj.Caption)
end
end, tonumber(VK_1) + (currentCounter - 1), VK_CONTROL)
end
table.insert(udfHotkeys, hk) |
How can we assign a shortcut (Shortcut()) to the current menu item (Edit)? @DarkByte could probably provide an example.
| Code: | | editMenu.Shortcut = textToShortCut("Ctrl+"..currentCounter) |
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Razi
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2026 9:09 am Post subject: |
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| AylinCE wrote: | Try this.
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The hotkey works if "Create form" was clicked. If the ".CT" file was opened with the UDF1 form that was created earlier, then the hotkey does not work.
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AylinCE
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2026 10:27 am Post subject: |
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My mistake.
I set the timer value too short during CE's initial startup, waiting for it to fully load.
Give CE some time to load (it might be more than 3 seconds) and then allow the code to run.
| Code: | -- INITIALIZATION:
-- We use a small delay on startup to ensure all CT forms are loaded before scanning
local initTimer = createTimer()
initTimer.Interval = 500 |
-- use
| Code: | | initTimer.Interval = 500*7 |
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2026 11:21 am Post subject: |
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in your shortcut handler first do
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MainForm.miTable.doClick()
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so the menuitems gets created
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